Bale-tie



(No Model.)

.W. A. KILMER. BALE TIE.

No. 504,436; Patented Sept. 5, 1893.

WIZJVESSES UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM A. KILMER, OF NEWBURG, NEW YORK.

BALE-TIE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 504,436, datedSeptember 5, 1893.

Application filed February 10 1892. Serial No. 420,996- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM A. KILMER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Newburg, in the county of Orange and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Bale-Ties; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to an improvement in bale ties, and it isdesigned to strengthen the catching part of the tie and also to insurethe retention of the end of the wire after it is caught into the catch.

Referring to the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device.Fig. 2 is a top view. Fig. 3 shows one form of the catch plate, and Fig.4 another form.

In these drawings, the letter A indicates a bale tie having at one end,the catch loop, a,

which is made with the point, a and the two rear curves, a a Into thiscatch loop is put the catch plate, B or O. This plate is made of a pieceof any suitable metal. The plate, B,has the elongated tongue, I),adapted to the point, a, of the catch loop and the diverging ends, I)I). These ends, I) b, have the notches, b 11 This catch plate is put inplace as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 by slipping it into the catch loop, a,the-side Wires of the loop coming into the notches, b b and the ends, bb, are clamped against the wires. In the form shown in Fig. 4, the ends,0 c, are not notched, but are curved lengthwise,

having the points, 0 c and these points are clamped about the side wiresof the catch loop, a. The other loose end, a of the wire, A, is to berun through the loop, a, and plate, B or O, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2,and twisted upon itself. When the strain on the bale is released, thisend, a is jammed down into the inside of the elongated tongue of thecatch plate and is firmly held there.

I am aware of United States Patent No. 466,563, wherein is shown a baletie having a saddle in the catching loop, which saddle fits about thewire. In my device the catch plate does not fit about the wire, but onlythe ends of the catch plate grip the wire. This holds the plate fromdislodgmentand in place, while a saddle which simply fits about the wirewithout gripping it is not firmly held.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1. A wire bale tie,having at one end a catch loop provided with a catch plate held in saidloop, the ends only of the plate being clamped against the side wires ofthe loop, as set forth.

2. A wire bale tie, having at one end a catch loop provided with a catchplate, B, having the notches, b 11 into which the side wires of the loopfit, the ends, I) b, of the plate being clamped against said wires, asset forth. In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

WILLIAM A. KILMER.

Witnesses:

EMMA M. GILLETT, W. H. SINGLETON.

